Easy Lumber Rack

Since moving into my new small shop I knew that I would need a lumber rack, it was going to be one of the first things I needed to build so I went after it. I think this one will do just fine for my needs and it was simple to build requiring little materials and not alot of complicated steps.

Nice Lumber Rack. You used construction grade material and drywall screws. This is fine if you don’t put but very little wood on each shelf. Drywall screws do not have any sheer strength. Construction grade pine does not have sheer strength either. It design is for presser. I would use at least a no. 8 /2 1/2” Steel screw in the frame. I won’t tell you why this is unsafe but I know.

Big, you might be right. I have heard that screws don’t have the sheer strength and drywall screws may have the least amount. For the rack, on each “shelf” there really isn’t an extreme amount of room for wood so I don’t think overloading it would be a problem, unless you wanted to store rebar or something like that.

Thank you, thank you! I do need another light or two in there, I will see what I can do about that before the next video. It’s good to know people are actually understanding me. There are a few times when my words get mixed up and hard to understand but that’s tough realize till the “filming” is over and reviewed, which is often to late.

I would definitely feel uneasy about standing near it though. I would highly recommend that you use lag bolts (I typically use 3/8 inch bolts) instead of the screws. You can add them after the fact, so you don’t need to undo anything that you’ve done. For that size I would think two bolts per would be good enough.

You might not plan on putting much lumber on them, but you’d be surprised how wood can accumulate over time.